La Suze-sur-Sarthe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Suze-sur-Sarthe (INSEE 72346) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Val de Sarthe. Population 4,693 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 4,944 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL BISI · LA MAGIE DU COOKIE · AUX DOUCEURS DE LA SUZE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE CHEZ NATHALIE). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SUDIMOD · ALDI MARCHE · CHANDELEUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (PIZZA NOSTRA · LA SUZE KEBAB LSK · MARQUIS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CHATAIGNIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RENARDIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE A.J.TROUVE-CHAUVEL). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATHAN MASURIER, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE FAIVRE, MÉDECIN · BLANDINE GORISSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU VAL DE SARTHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LES MOTS PASSANTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASES). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA SUZE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CAMELEON COIFFURE MIXTE · MALIA LA SUZE · L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL SAINT LOUIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PORT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | EURL BISI · LA MAGIE DU COOKIE · AUX DOUCEURS DE LA SUZE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE CHEZ NATHALIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 4 | SUDIMOD · ALDI MARCHE · CHANDELEUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | PIZZA NOSTRA · LA SUZE KEBAB LSK · MARQUIS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CHATAIGNIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RENARDIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE A.J.TROUVE-CHAUVEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | NATHAN MASURIER, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE FAIVRE, MÉDECIN · BLANDINE GORISSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU VAL DE SARTHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LES MOTS PASSANTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA SUZE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CAMELEON COIFFURE MIXTE · MALIA LA SUZE · L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL SAINT LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday de 8h à 12h Place du Général de Gaulle (près de la gare). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 4,379 (2012) → 4,693 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,614 (1990) → 4,693 (2023): 29.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,423, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Suze-sur-Sarthe): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Suze-sur-Sarthe): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (La Suze-sur-Sarthe): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Suze-sur-Sarthe): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Suze-sur-Sarthe): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE MANS weather station, 14 km away at 51 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE MANS, 14 km away at 51 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SOULIGNE FLACE, 8.4 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72346/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lasuze.fr/accueil/le-marche/— “Le marché hebdomadaire a lieu tous les jeudis matins de 8h à 12h sur la Place du Général de Gaulle (près de la gare).”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/7b88683f-2a3e-3528-8042-a637f4bbbae5— “Marché le jeudi matin à La Suze-sur-Sarthe.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72346/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72346/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72346/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72346
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 62 | 312 km NE | 4,480 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Bédée | 35 | 150 km W | 4,662 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 123 km W | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hœrdt | 67 | 581 km E | 4,570 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montchanin | 71 | 358 km E | 4,976 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Freneuse | 78 | 173 km NE | 4,505 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 123 km W | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bédée | 35 | 150 km W | 4,662 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Freneuse | 78 | 173 km NE | 4,505 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 62 | 312 km NE | 4,480 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Montchanin | 71 | 358 km E | 4,976 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hœrdt | 67 | 581 km E | 4,570 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to La Suze-sur-Sarthe's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freneuse | 78 | 173 km NE | 4,505 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marlenheim | 67 | 558 km E | 4,185 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hochfelden | 67 | 566 km E | 4,038 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 509 km E | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 83 km SE | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Renault | 37 | 74 km SE | 4,392 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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